Rescuing another one of his promises

Obama said that he was going to get a pound puppy, and that he was going to rescue a dog in need.
Instead, he ended up getting a pedigree pup that had lineage that traced back to the Kennedy's dog.

Go figure that for the man, whose image is everything, is picking out a pure bred dog.

"He's in a gray area," Pacelle said of Bo. "But I will say that many animal advocates are disappointed that he (Obama) didn't go to a shelter or breed rescue group, partly because he set that expectation and because so many activists are focused on trying to reduce the number of animals euthanized at shelters, and there's no better person to make the case to the American public that you can get a great dog from a shelter than the president."

Let's get this straight; there was no grey area. That pure bred dog was not going to end up in a shelter. We all know that.
If this were Bush making this type of decision, there would be a bunch of hand-wringing about how he broke his promise, and how its a shame that he can't keep one.

But this is Obama.
So there is no expectation that he's going to stay true to his word.

-John